Boston Celtics News and Rumors

Celtics rookie Jaylen Brown is quickly making a name for himself. The third overall pick in this summer’s draft has shown flashes of that potential in the early going of his career, and Wednesday night, he made Nikola Vucevic’s life flash before his eye…

Larry Bird slides head first under the scorer’s table after a loose ball during the first half of a mid-January Celtics-Pacers game in 1984. (AP) This summer will mark the 25th anniversary of Larry Bird’s retirement from professional basketball. The Leg…

Jae Crowder on Celtics: 'We have to get a little more nastier on the defensive end'

Isaiah Thomas Made A Wild Circus Shot That Unfortunately Didn’t Count

File this one under The Starters‘ “Highlight That Wasn’t.” Feisty Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas is an absolute dynamo on the court who score from just about anywhere at any time. He reminded us of that fact late in the third quarter against the Pist…

Dressed for success? Celtics thrive when Brad Stevens wears ties

Celtics big man Al Horford and his wife Amelia take a selfie prior to a Red Sox game this summer. (Getty Images) The Boston Celtics announced some eight hours before Monday night’s matchup against the Miami Heat that star big man Al Horford would miss t…

Veteran Spurs offer reminder of what young Celtics aspire to be

Rising Celtics Star Isaiah Thomas Has A Big Fan In Allen Iverson

The Boston Celtics have won two in a row, which isn’t usually a big deal, but in this case it’s a sign of a talented team starting to feel it. One catalyst is the return of their big free agent signing, Al “Not Kevin Durant, but still great” Horford, wh…

Boston T-Shirt Vendors Sold ‘Durant Is A B*tch’ Shirts Prior To KD Tearing Up The Celtics

A better look at that shirt: pic.twitter.com/ogUXuSPXT1 — Connor Letourneau (@Con_Chron) November 18, 2016 Boston fans really don’t like Kevin Durant. Over the summer, Durant interviewed with the Celtics while he was a free agent. Of course, this ended …

Visit from Kevin Durant, Warriors sounds alarms with Celtics

Getty Image Kevin Durant’s decision to sign with the Golden State Warriors was all about business. Sure, he broke plenty of hearts in Oklahoma City, and possibly ended his brotherhood with Russell Westbrook, but he ultimately had to do what was best for…

How Trader Danny accelerated the Boston Celtics' rebuild

Flopping-Ass Marcus Smart Conned His Way Out Of A Humiliating Posterization

Perhaps Marcus Smart’s most distinctive basketball skill is his gift for flopping. The Celtics point guard is liable to careen wildly in anticipation of any contact, and he pulled off my favorite flop in NBA history. “I was just trying to make winning p…

Marcus Smart Got Smashed Like A Bug On This Vicious Dunk By Solomon Hill

.@SoloHill leaps over @smart_MS3 for the slam but gets called for the charge. #Celtics Rewind is pres. by @NissanUSA — CSN New England (@CSNNE) November 15, 2016 Solomon Hill showed us on Monday night that sometimes taking a charge isn’t worth getting h…

Getty Image The 2016-17 NBA trade deadline is 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 23. Obviously, that’s a long time from now, but in the NBA media, time is an asset and luxury, because the more time we have, the more time we can make up rumors about DeMarcus Co…